Thank you very much for all of that. Sounds like a good plan. I can get a /6 K with the car, so that helps, might even get the bars.
I was going with manual steering just to lessen the load on the motor, ie; more hp to the wheels.
Now to just hunt up some upper a arms and a 4 link kit.
Then some good heads:)
if you can get the slant K with the carcass that's a score for sure, bars are a double plus. if they aren't slant bars (lighter weight) i'm sure somebody will trade theirs for some V8 bars, or you can scoop slant bars pretty cheap.
if they have the K, they might have some other bits and bobs kicking around. get anything and everything you can. and i do mean everything-- all the bolts, pins, clips and whatzits.
if you're okay with drums, you can piece together a front end on a beer budget. if you need discs, the factory 73~76 stuff is very affordable and a capable system. just post up a want ad in the classifieds and i'm sure the stuff will bubble up.